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Hi! I'm very happy to see so many people have answered in such short time! These answers are so valuable to me. The more references and historical information the better, since I know little to nothing about seatravel throughout history. The reason why I ask for these particulare timeperiods...

I'm trying to look into this matter because I've reached a point in my story when my main character have to travel to another continent. How would a lone traveler cross an ocean in ancient time? Could he work his way over by joining a crew on a merchant ship or could he buy a "passanger...

Hi guys! Which are your favourite movie in steampunk setting or with steampunk technology? :)

The Joker is probably one of my most favourite villians too. He's so chaotic, you never know what he might do! Plus he's funny to watch/read about. Heath Ledgers Joker is, hands down, the best Joker I have ever seen. Nicolsen made an unforgetable Joker too, but he wasn't as scary as Ledgers.

Which one is your favourite magic and/or wizard based story? And why? Just out of curiosity :)

Hi! I'm doing some research about education during the Renaissance, primary in Italy, but cant find any useful information. Hopefully someone here might have some answers. What was it like to study at a university at that time, how was it different from today? And how could you afford it...

Thanks guys for all your tips! The most difficult thing when writing stuff like this is to make it original, to make your own twists of it. Every time it feels like its to similar to some already existing and then i usually just dump it. But with time I've come to realize that everything has...

To me, worldbuilding is half the fun of writing. There is no better feeling of satisfaction then when you've made a living, breathing world with all of the kingdoms, guilds, species, climates, religions, magicsystems etc seem to fit together like a jigsaw-puzzle. And now there is only one...

Thanks guys for all your advices! I managed to find "Fractual Terrains" and generated a beautiful map. Through Gimp I then gave it a more handdrawn-look and I feel so satisfied with it! Now all there is to do is to add some cities, roads etc.

So, map-making... I have been searching for so long after a good, detailed and realistic map-making tutorial. I find it easier to write when I can actually see my protagonists journey and to make plots for future projects. I want to make a real map; with a realistic environment with forests...

Every time I start writing there's one problem that always pops up: The Plot. Eventually the plot always feels flat and boring, too short, or too cliché and then I lose the desire to continue on the project. Even though I've read a lot about models for plotbuilding, I'm having a hard time...

Hi! I've always been fond of stories with wizards and magic, especially when you get to follow their education or their journey to become a wizard. Can anyone here recommend any book where that happens? //TopHat.

Hi guys! I'm having a hard time finding information on Clock punk. I was hoping anyone here could help me out, because I know very little about it; what kind of technology is possible? Is there anything that can't be achieved through clockpunk? If the technology is built with mechanics and...

Thank you skip. knox! :) You have no idea how much easier my writing just became. //TopHat

What does a prince or princess do? What does a crown-prince/princess do? What are their duties, do they have ordinary jobs? Does their duties and/or jobs differ between ages and countries?